August 16, 2024

Huge Drones Will Remove Trash on Mount Everest

The Kathmandu Post revealed today that after a successful test in April, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the three authorities responsible for managing garbage on Everest. Drones will remove trash from the higher slopes of the world’s tallest mountain. This agreement applies to the Khumbu region, not...

August 15, 2024

Overland Expo Mountain West, World’s Premier Overland Consumer Festival, Debuts Next Gen Overlanding Vehicles, Technologies and Gear Aug 23-25 in Loveland Reflecting Growing Participation

LOVELAND, COLO. (August 15, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Overland Expo, the premier overlanding event series in the world, today announced Overland Expo Mountain West, the third of four 2024 U.S. events, takes place August 23-25 in Loveland, Colorado at the Ranch. Over # thousand overlanding enthusiasts will see over 300...

August 14, 2024

Outdoor Market Alliance Wraps Up Successful Summer Events with Fifth OMA Media Show and Second OMA Footwear Showcase

August 14, 2024 - LAKEWOOD, CO /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Outdoor Market Alliance (OMA), a collective of 25 independent sales and marketing agencies representing over 175 different brands in the outdoor and active lifestyle markets, is showing continued growth and commitment to the community as it wraps its summer shows. The...

August 13, 2024

Paris Olympics Average 30.7M Viewers on NBCU, Biggest Since 1994

According to the final ratings tally for the 2024 Summer Olympics, the NBCU platforms averaged 30.7 million viewers per day, a composite figure that includes the live coverage in the afternoons (2-5 p.m. ET) and the traditional primetime windows. That combined delivery marked an 82% improvement compared to the long-delayed Tokyo...

August 13, 2024

Man Dies in Death Valley After 1-Mile Hike in 119-Degree Heat

Peter Hayes Robino arrived at the Natural Bridge trail’s parking lot in Death Valley on August 1 after a short hike in the desert. That afternoon, the National Park’s Furnace Creek weather station recorded a peak temperature of 119 degrees. Death Valley said it was likely that hot when Robino returned from the...

August 13, 2024

Chefs, celebs & cyclists convene for the inaugural Gran Fondo Hincapie Bentonville

Bentonville, Ark., (August 13, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Gran Fondo Hincapie has been creating cycling experiences for over 12 years and this year, launched its latest event taking place in Bentonville, Ark., Sept. 6 - 8. The multi-day cycling celebration will offer scenic rides, live music, and a family festival...

August 9, 2024

Cache_Seven Partners with Nantucket Race Week, Celebrating a Community’s Love of the Sea

Nantucket, MA, August 9, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Cache_Seven team is excited to announce their sponsorship of Nantucket Race Week (NRW). Specifically, Cache_Seven will be the title sponsor for the Kite and Melges 15 Regattas. The almost two-week-long event raises money to support Nantucket Community Sailing (NCS), an island non-profit...

August 8, 2024

Helly Hansen Brings its Trusted by Professionals Message to Life with American Magic

OSLO, NORWAY /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - To create protective, performance-driven gear for the most extreme conditions worldwide, Norway-based brand Helly Hansen has worked closely with professionals for more than 140 years. The process of applying feedback and insights from professionals into its apparel has been implemented since the brand’s inception, leading...

August 7, 2024

Why Are Olympic Skateboarders Allowed to Wear Headphones?

Japan’s Yuto Horigome wore Apple AirPods when he won gold in in the men’s street competition last week, as did bronze medalist Nyjah Huston of Team USA. Silver medalist Jagger Eaton, also of Team USA, wore Samsung buds; Canada’s Cordano Russell wore JLab. Of those companies, only Samsung is an official IOC partner. The others have no affiliation—they...

August 6, 2024

The Running Event Announces New Venue for 2025

(August 6, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The Running Event (TRE), the leading run and outdoor specialty retail conference and trade show in North America, is excited to announce that TRE 2025 will be held in San Antonio, TX. After extensive research, TRE selected San Antonio as the ideal new location...